600 ESPN EL PASO » Jim McMahon http://krod.com ESPN and 600 ESPN El Paso, the leaders in sports in El Paso and the world! Sat, 25 May 2013 20:28:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Jim McMahon, 6 Other Former Players Sue NFL Over Concussions http://krod.com/jim-mcmahon-nfl-concussions/ http://krod.com/jim-mcmahon-nfl-concussions/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:25:07 +0000 Danny Groner http://tsminteractive.com/?p=38157 Former quarterback Jim McMahon and six other former players say the NFL hasn’t done enough to address and ensure safety for its players. The effects of violent hits on players’ long-term health is widely known, yet, the players complain, the league hasn’t done enough to monitor players’ conditions. An NFL spokesperson responded denied that the league is acting irresponsibly.

The group hoped to recruit other retired and current players who are now dealing with a lifetime of consequences of concussions or other head-related injuries. Earlier in the summer, a group of 75 other players filed a lawsuit against the NFL, but this is the first potential class-action lawsuit of its kind.

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